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We finally had a chance to watch and photograph the new batch of Burrowing Owl kids..yea!
This burrow had 5 owlets plus Mom and Dad.
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A 7 week old tawny owlet in woodland. Part of family of four owlets raised by a breeding pair in 2025 supported by a small owl conservation project on Exmoor.
this was a pleasant surprise - triplets this year
a lot of work for the parents though
I now have to work on my low light photography
This little one is about two weeks old and growing rapidly. The nest is in a pine tree in the center of a private school campus. The owls have used this nest for several years and are accustomed to people walking by and stopping to admire them.
Albuquerque, NM
Have you ever been in a woodland and felt you were being watched? Photo Kevin Keatley, UK, Camera Nikon D800, 300 F4P,F14, 1/250 sec., ISO 320. Cameraand flash on manual.
The smaller of the two Great Horned Owlets finally left the nesting area a couple of nights ago or maybe early yesterday morning. I found her late yesterday and I am pretty sure this is her again from this afternoon/early evening. She is quite clumsy compared to he first owlet who was flying from tree to tree a few days ago. Its mother was nearby and down on the forest floor hopping from log to log looking for food ( muskrats I think) Jumior here split its time looking at several birds that were attempting to harass it, watching mom hunt and sleeping, preening etc...Twice a red squirrel came close to me and the owlet was fixated so it already knows its prey even if it hasn't got the experience necessary to catch it...
Like most Owls, Spotted Owlet is nocturnal, meaning they are most active at night. What helps them see well at night?
First, owl eyes have densely packed retinal rods. All eyes including human, have photo-receptors called cones and rods. Retinal cones function best in bright light and are responsible for color vision. Rods are much more sensitive and function best in dim lights. Owls have almost a million rods per sq mm (1,550 per sq inch). Humans have only about 200,000 rods per sq mm (310 per sq inch).
Finally, owls have “eyeshine.” Their eyes glow. Eyeshine is a result of an animal’s tapetum lucidum, a layer of tissue behind the retina that reflects visible light back to retina. This reflection dramatically increases the light available to the animal’s photo-receptors and gives a superior night vision. Humans dont have tapetum lucidum!
Tawny owlet fledging from first look at the outside world to the first flight. Now a couple of weeks later it's high up in the canopy being fed at dusk by both the male and female tawny owls. Filmed by trail camera. The River meadow, North Devon.
Got to take my painter pole rig out to shoot these little guys. So happy to see life in our burned out side of the Springs.
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I sat under the nest of the owls at Greenbelt Lake and waited for them to pop their heads up. The bigger owl on the right was starring me down. They sure are getting big very quickly!
Bored owlets keep busy by napping and nibbling in between meal delivery. I love the expressions of this young great horned in this series of four images. “Wait, this tastes funny!”
My first ever item, a tintable Nose+lip tattoo is finally up on the marketplace!
The [Owlet] Beastie Nose:
1D Mark III | 600 x1.4 1/15 f6.3 ISO1000
I had the opportunity to photograph a family of screech owls last summer. The owlets were harder to find, but at dusk I managed a few shots of these cuties. Note the wide open eyes as it was already quite dim (hence 1/15 shutter speed)
Uncommon resident, Breeds in kuwait. Found in Jal Azzor escarpment, where it breeds in vary small numbers. This bird also breeds in rocky desert areas in rock cervices often near cliffs. unlike other owls, it may often be active by day. In kuwait it feeds on insects, birds, reptiles and rodents.
Some of my images of the owlet I'm not so happy with, but I'm in the process of using another editing app for my pics which will make a nice difference I'm sure. I was photgraphing straight up about 70 feet and the lighting was poor. Have a wonderful day everyone!! Poor little owlet is scared...I feel sorry for it!!!
We're in for a 93 degree day!!! Ouch!!! 😆
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I got a good look at the baby owls at Kirstenbosch yesterday : )
They are Cape Spotted Eagle Owls, and about 6 or 7 weeks old, I think.